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Card Tables and Tea Tables For Sale
William Birch for Liberty & Co. an Arts & Crafts Oak Fold Over Card Table
Located in London, GB
William Birch for Liberty and Co.
A good quality sturdy Arts & Crafts oak fold over card table with precise mitred corners to the top on splayed ring turned legs united by an H-stre...
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1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Oak
American Federal Bostonian Game Table , circa 1815
Located in Miami, FL
A fine Boston Federal game table in mahogany with fire gilded bronze doré ormolu mounts in the corners of the apron and original brass paw foot casters. Carving is well articulated and form is reminiscent of Federal Boston cabinet maker Isaac Vose...
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19th Century American Federal Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Antique 18th Century George III Chippendale Mahogany Carved Card/Side Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 18th century George III Chippendale mahogany carved card/side table having an attractive fold over top with a charming quality carved edge opening to reveal a green baize interior. It stands on four square tapering legs.
This handsome period table has an impressive colour and patination - in lovely original condition. Thomas Chippendale was one of the leading cabinetmakers of 18th-century England and one of the most perplexing figures in the history of furniture...
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18th Century English George III Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Other
Folding Drinks Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
A mid-19th century English folding or coaching table in mahogany with scissor action X-frame legs. Easily portable for use around the house or on the terrace. High quality timber and...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$3,900
Baker Furniture Hollywood Regency Mahogany Tea Table, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Hollywood Regency style dark mahogany occasional side table or tea table
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1990s
Measures: 25.5" W x 25.5" D x 26.25" H.
Newly refi...
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Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Tria Coffee Table 120x100
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Opera Square Coffee Table
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Marble
Biedermeier Table, Sweden 1830
Located in New York, NY
A higher table to be used for enjoying coffee or sherry and for displaying collectables. A beautiful veneered surface sits atop a turned base and carved legs that are solid birchwood...
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19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Fir
Midcentury Folding Serving Trolley Table, 1960s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Midcentury serving trolley table, Germany, 1960s. Folding table. Chrome, metal and plastic. Measures: Height 30.3"(77cm), width 25.4"(64.5cm), depth 16.3"(41.5cm), depth folded 3.1"(...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Antique English George IV Rosewood Card Table by James Winter London, C.1825
Located in London, GB
Antique English George IV rosewood card table by James Winter London, C.1825
A Georgian pedestal card table in beautifully figured rosewood throughout and
with a dark pink circul...
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Early 19th Century English George IV Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Unusual Regency Mahogany Tea Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality 19th Century, Regency Period Mahogany Tea Table, Having Superbly Figured Foldover Top With Banded Decoration And Well Figured Interior Retaining Good Surface And Patina, Above Elegantly Figured Frieze With Matchstick Fluted Decoration, Raised On Rare Extravagant Turned Sabre Legs With Carved Scrolling Decoration To Feet.
As suggested by the name, tea tables were made to serve tea from. Often part of a pair, with an identical matching card table, or even a wider suite of furniture they would simply stand to one side in a room and be pulled out, then opened up when required to allow for the placement of trays containing all that is required to serve tea from.
Now of course aside from its original purpose this table suits a whole variety of different spaces around the home. It could be used as a console table, a pier table, a simple side table or even as a card games table.
Constructed from well figured, high grade mahogany which would have been expensive to purchase in the late 18th century it is incredibly elegant and very good quality. Clearly a lot of effort has gone into the overall look of the table and the cabinet making has been well executed.
The legs are quite spectacular, a design which we have actually never come across before. They are certainly something very special and, dare we say it, possibly even a unique feature, which will no doubt be a talking point once the table is standing proudly in position.
As with all items which we offer for sale it has been through our workshops, where our highly skilled, traditional antique furniture...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
1980s Black and Red Trolley by Kartell Made in Italy
By Kartell
Located in Rome, IT
1980s black and red trolley by Kartell made of plastic with revolving wheels.
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Plastic
Antique Fold Over Tea Table, English, Card, Chippendale Manner, Georgian, C.1750
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Our Stock # 24868
This is an antique fold over tea table. An English, mahogany occasional or card table in the Chippendale manner, dating to the mid Georgian period, circa 1750.
Be...
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Mid-18th Century British Georgian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Round Oak Table with Cabriole Legs
Located in Southampton, NY
Early 20th Century Round Oak Table with Cabriole Legs
This charming antique round wooden table in a classic design with elegantly curved legs and a cro...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Oak
Acrylic glass and brass coffee table, 1970s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Acrylic glass and brass coffee table, Made in Italy, 1970s.
The frame and legs are made of acrylic glass with a glass top. This coffee table is very elegant because of its unique d...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
$1,153 Sale Price
20% Off
French Regency Style Two-Tier Red Leather Top Mahogany Tea Table
Located in Germantown, MD
1970s Vintage French Regency Style Red Leather stenciled top mahogany two tier tea table.
Measures 24"W x 24"D x 28"H.
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Mid-20th Century American Regency Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
French Court Galleries By Tonk Carved Mahogany and Marquetry Center Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A French Court Galleries by Tonk Louis XVI Style Marquetry and Carved Mahogany Center Table with protective Glass Top. Richly detailed Inlaid veneer top ...
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany Inlaid Tilt-Top Tea Table Side Table with Tripod ClawFeet
Located in Germantown, MD
Mahogany Inlaid Tilt-Top Tea Table Side Table with Tripod claw Feet in very good vintage condition.
Table measures 26.5" in width, 17" in depth and stands 29" tall.
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Late 20th Century American George III Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Midcentury White Plastic and Metal Chrome Italian Bar Cart Oval, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Very rare midcentury bar cart in white plastic and chromed metal. This piece is in very good condition, was designed in Italy during the 1950s.
A wonderful piece that will complet...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Chrome
French Baroque Style Rectangular Occasional Table
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Rectangular antique occasional table, Circa 1900 France
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Early 20th Century French Baroque Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
$840 Sale Price
43% Off
Antique Mahogany and Satinwood Inlaid Serpentine Card Console Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique mahogany serpentine fold-over card table, circa 1880 in date.
This splendid card table is made of the finest quality mahogany and features a hinged foldover shaped top with a demi-lune motif of fanned satinwood & green stained hare-wood surrounded by radial spurs of bell-flowers between swagged bands, bordered with satinwood cross-banding outlined with stringing.
The frieze inlaid with fluting and having a bow front drawer to the centre adorned with swagged bell-flower chains, with further pendant garlands leading down the square tapering legs on spade feet.
The quality and attention to detail throughout are second to none.
THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THAT THIS CARD TABLE IS MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops and the baize relined, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 78 x Width 92 x Depth 47
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 7 inches x Width 3 foot x Depth 1 foot, 6 inches
Satinwood
is a hard and durable wood with a satinlike sheen, much used in cabinetmaking, especially in marquetry. It comes from two tropical trees of the family Rutaceae (rue family). East Indian or Ceylon satinwood is the yellowish or dark-brown heartwood of Chloroxylon swietenia.
The lustrous, fine-grained, usually figured wood is used for furniture, cabinetwork, veneers, and backs of brushes. West Indian satinwood, sometimes called yellow wood, is considered superior. It is the golden yellow, lustrous, even-grained wood found in the Florida Keys...
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1880s Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Modern Coffee Table in Purple Murano Glass with Brass Trim and Legs Available
Located in Guazzora, IT
This modern purple Murano glass coffee table with brass trim is a striking piece that embodies Italian craftsmanship.
The purple glass top features several shades of the same color...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
$4,326 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Important Swedish 18th Century Faience Tea Table
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A rare faience topped Rörstrand tea table. The dished, moulded and shaped rectangular top decorated with a harbour szene painted in shades of grey (grisaille painting), on an elegant...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Faience, Mahogany
Vintage Glass Folding Tea / Bistro Tables, Set of 2
Located in Denver, CO
Unattributed. Believed to be Mid Century Modern
Thin, Solid metal frames in matte black. Bases have a central pin hinge-point allowing them to fold flat. The textured glass tops are...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Steel
Made in Norway Danish Modern Bent Rosewood Plywood Legs Drop Leaf Dining Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Made in Norway Danish Modern Bent Rosewood Plywood Legs Drop Leaf Dining Table
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20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Edwardian inlaid mahogany turnover top card table
Located in Altrincham, GB
Edwardian inlaid mahogany turnover top card table, with recessed frieze and raised on tapered legs of square section terminating in spade feet - 30"w x 15"d x 28.5"h
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Mahogany One Board Parquetry Tilt-Top Tea Table Desert Table, C. 1860s
Located in Germantown, MD
19th century Victorian mahogany antique tripod tea table, occasional table. Excellent parquetry work from center to edge mahogany triangles and scallop parquetry edges. Top seems to ...
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Iron
Baker Furniture French Regency Louis XVI Carved Walnut Tea Table, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style nightstand, tea table, or end table
By Baker Furniture, "Milling Road" Collection
USA, Circa 1960s
Carved walnut, with stunning book-matc...
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1960s American Louis XVI Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Alvar Aalto Model 901 Tea Trolley, 1950s
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful Model 901 tea trolley designed 1930 by Alvar Aalto for Artek, white linoleum top with bentwood birch frame and white lacquered wood wheels with rubber rings. Good original ...
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1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Rubber, Birch
19th Century Walnut / Burr Walnut English Game / Card Table
Located in Savannah, GA
This is a game table made in England, circa 1870. The table is made of walnut and burr walnut. The top has a fabulous quality cut of the finest burr walnut. The 4 sides of the top ar...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Two-Tiered Italian Chinese Chippendale Style Table
Located in Houston, TX
A vintage Italian two-tiered Chinese Chippendale style table with beautifully carved tassels, scroll and lattice work. This table has raised pa...
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20th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wood
Bauhaus Rectangular Tubular Steel Table, Chromed Metal, Lacquered Wood, C. 1935
Located in Berlin, DE
Bauhaus rectangular table model Tn 132, manufactured by Mücke-Melder, circa. 1935. Chrome plated tubular steel, black lacquered wood.
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1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Antique Mahogany Tiered Tea Table with Satinwood Floral Marquetry C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Mahogany Tiered Tea Table with Satinwood Floral Marquetry C1920
Measures- 27"H x 30.5"W x 2...
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Early 20th Century Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
$760 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Tea Trolley 900 by Alvar Aalto for Artek (Early Model)
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Centreville, VA
The tea trolley was inspired by British tea culture, which Aino and Alvar Aalto had become acquainted with though their many travels, as well as by the Japanese woodwork...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Bentwood, Ceramic, Rattan
Round bamboo coffee table with glass top, 1970s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Round bamboo coffee table with glass top, 1970s, Made in Italy.
Sculptural 1970s bamboo coffee table. The base is a crossing of bamboo canes bound together by a weave of bamboo that ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Bamboo
Silver-Gilt Exhibition Tea Table by Maison Aucoc
Located in New Orleans, LA
Silver-Gilt Tea Table
Maison Aucoc
Circa 1904
The turn of the century was the golden age of the great international exhibitions, the venues at which artisans from across the globe w...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Vermeil
Square Side Table in Solid Oak, Mid-Century Modern, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
A sculptural square side table / pedestal in oak. Made in the 1960s by a Danish cabinetmaker.
This piece is in a good vintage condition. Traces of wear.
A fine vintage...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Oak
Round Tilt-Top Games Table with Leather Top, mahogany Pedestal Base
Located in Toronto, CA
Round leather top games table, by William Tillman. A very unique, English made, circa 1975, traditional English tilt top table with mahogany pockets for gaming pieces.
The top is ma...
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Late 20th Century English Georgian Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Ethan Allen Queen Anne Cherry Wood Tea Table or Occasional Side Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Regency or Queen Anne style nightstand, tea table, or occasional side table with pull-out trays
By Ethan Allen
USA, Circa 1980s
Solid cherry wood, with original b...
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Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Card Table Circa 1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique American Empire Greco card table offers flame mahogany construction with flared column raised on four legs terminating in hairy paw feet, c1840
Measures - 29.5"h x 49.5"w...
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Mid-19th Century American American Empire Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Edwardian Walnut Occasional Table with Book Matched Top , circa 1930s"
Located in Germantown, MD
Edwardian Walnut Occasional Table with Book matched Top.
Made in the 1930. Very good vintage condition. Has been refinished in the past years.
Very sturdy.
Measures 27.75" in dia...
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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Walnut
Baker Furniture Milling Road American Colonial Carved Mahogany Tea Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous American Colonial or Victorian style carved mahogany tea table or occasional side table
By Baker Furniture Milling Road "West Indies" collection
USA, 1990s
Measur...
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Late 20th Century American American Colonial Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Pr Tilt Top Tables from the Sir Humphrey Wakefield Collection for Baker C 1980's
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular pair of tilt top tea tables both marked Baker Sir Humphrey Wakefield Collection. These tables are in very good, clean ready to use condition, from the top end series for ...
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1980s American Georgian Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Satinwood Demi Lune Tea Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality George III, Sheraton Period, Satinwood Demi Lune Shaped Tea Table Having Exceptionally Well Figured Folding Top, With Wide Crossbanded Decoration, Over Inlaid F...
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Late 18th Century English Sheraton Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Satinwood
Baker Furniture Queen Anne Walnut and Burl Wood Tea Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Queen Anne style occasional side table or nightstand
By Baker Furniture
USA, Late 20th Century
Walnut, with burl wood drawer front and original brass hardware.
...
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Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Edwardian Oak Tiered Barley Twist Free Standing Folding Etagere, C. 1900
Located in Germantown, MD
Edwardian Oak Tiered Barley Twist Free Standing Folding Etagere / Tea Table, Late 19th Century Early 20th Century.
Measures 20" in width, 31.5" in depth and 31.5" in height. Upper ti...
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Late 19th Century American Edwardian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century rococo revival Swedish birch tea table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century rococo revival Swedish birch tea table circa 1890.
Elegant and beautiful quality Swedish folding tea table made in birch. Shaped top surface which twists and opens out...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Revival Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Birch
Early 19th Century Antique American Federal Mahog. & Birch Flap-Top Games Table
By John & Thomas Seymour
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
This is a spectacular antique American Federal New England period highly figured mahogany and satin birch Flap-top serpentine Games or Card Table in the manner of the workshop of Joh...
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Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood, Birch
$7,750 Sale Price
20% Off
Baker Furniture Queen Anne Burled Walnut Coffee Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Queen Anne style coffee table
By Baker Furniture
USA, circa 1980s
Burled walnut, with brass accents.
Measures: 30.75" W x 27.38" D x 20.5" H.
Excellent ...
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Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Chinese Lacquered Square Center Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A flourish of curves adds graceful counterpoint to this table’s square profile, each straight leg topped by decorative scroll corners that flow into a scalloped apron. The legs are f...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Elm
Exhibition Antique Kingwood Marquetry Inlaid Ormolu Mounted Card/Side Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Exhibition quality antique Victorian French kingwood marquetry inlaid ormolu mounted card/side table by French cabinet maker Henry Dasson having an outstanding quality kingwood marqu...
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Other
Antique Victorian Mahogany Demilune Card Console Tea Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Victorian mahogany demi lune side table, 19th century in date.
The table is made of solid mahogany with a moulded top above a plain frieze and is raised ...
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1850s English Victorian Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Federal Mahogany Card Table
Located in Essex, MA
Likely made in Philadelphia and likely by Haines and Connelly. In great condition with hinged top and shaped top with reeded edge. Conforming frieze with paterae and raised on circul...
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1820s American Federal Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Alfonso Marina Wrought Iron and Parquetry Wood Top Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautifully crafted wrought iron and parquetry wood top side table in great condition.
Variety of wood species parquetry work. Measures 30.25 inc...
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Late 20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Moissonnier Reversible Games or Card Table, France, 20th Century
By Moissonnier
Located in Skanninge, SE
A wonderful card or games table by the French firm Moissonnier.
Fully stamped with manufacturer mark, see images.
The top is reversible, with a red leather top and also a black pai...
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Early 2000s French Louis XV Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Jahangir Side Table in White Marble by Paul Mathieu for Stephanie Odegard
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the elegant architectural element, namely the mehrabs, he saw in the palaces of Mughal India, the renowned designer Paul Mathieu has created this unique hand-carved side ...
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2010s Indian Other Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Marble
American Classical Style Solid Pine and Brass Pedestal Center Table
Located in Germantown, MD
American Classical style solid pine and brass pedestal quad feet center table. Top will come off for easy handling or storage.
Measuring 36 i...
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Late 20th Century American American Classical Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Brass and Smoked Glass Tea Table, 1970s, Germany
Located in Praha, CZ
- Mid-Century Brass and Smoked Glass Tea Table, 1970s, Germany,
- made of Brass and Smoked Glass,
- shows signs of wear and age (scratches, etc.),
- in good original condition.
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
Walnut Slatted Tea Cart by Mel Smilow
By Mel Smilow
Located in New York, NY
Originally designed by Mel Smilow in 1950 and reintroduced in 2022, the Slatted Tea Cart is a two-level rolling cart built with our signature walnut slats and fine joinery details. T...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
$4,420 / item
Organic Mid-Century Modern Cypress Wood and Round Glass Dining Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A beautiful organic free-form dining table. It consists of a solid cypress tree base with a heavy circular glass top. Excellent vintage condition.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Glass, Cypress
French Folding Demilune Card Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique French demilune card table or console with embossed leather top. Opens to a 35 inch round game table.
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19th Century French Antique Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Leather
Antique and Vintage Card Tables and Tea Tables
Today, the phrase “card tables” might evoke the image of common plastic tables covered in felt, but historically these tables were statement pieces that invited merriment and were made of mahogany, walnut or other fine woods. Today, antique and vintage card tables and tea tables can enliven a space and encourage spirited competition in your home.
Card tables originated in England in the late 17th century, and during this time, as well as the 18th century, game tables in general became quite popular. We refer to early versions of card tables as antique Regency card tables because the Prince of Wales ruled England during the period and his official title was Regent. Back then, these furnishings were typically small, rectangular tables outfitted with hinged tops so that they could be opened to reveal a playing surface. Ornamental flourishes of the era might have included an integration of fine velvet or needlepoint as lining for the table’s surface. For furniture makers, wide adoption of a dense woven green material called baize for table covering — similar to felt but stronger — occurred during the early 1700s.
Tea became widely affordable during the early 1800s in England, and tea time exploded in popularity and involved large tea sets — especially during the Victorian era — as well as small, well-crafted tea tables. Your beverage was paired with petite baked goods, and the tea table would be home to teacups, saucers, a milk pot and other items. While tea tables are similar in design to card tables, the focus is more on presentation. Georgian card tables and tea tables — furniture made during the reign of England’s three Georges — were especially ornate. Some featured intricately carved design elements on each side and stood on elegantly curved legs. After all, tea time became a sacred ritual that society women dressed up for. It was a time to pause, reflect and sip a comforting beverage.
When no guests were visiting to enjoy tea or play games, owners could fold down both card tables and tea tables to their smaller size and tuck them away into a corner of the room.
Antique and vintage card tables and tea tables can make a lovely addition to any living room, entertainment room or game room. Find yours on 1stDibs.
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